Service difficulty report · Yoke · Gruman G73T

Difficulty date
June 11, 2000
Submitted
September 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N142PA
Make and model
Gruman G73T
Aircraft serial
J42
Part
Yoke
Part number
112703
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON LANDING AT WATSON ISLAND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING, THE PILOT APPLIED REARWARD MOVEMENT TO THE CONTROL YOKE AND FOUND YOKE HAD SEPARATED AT THE Y JOINT OF THE CONTROL YOKE ON THE CAPTAINS SIDE. MAINTENANCE THEN REPLACED ARM ASSEMBLY PART NR 109316-1. SYSTEMS WERE RIGGED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. A FLEET CAMPAIGN IS BEING CARRIED OUT TO REPLACE THE SUBJECT FITTING IN ALL COMPANY AIRCRAFT. (M)